Frank Carlson Library

Callie and Natalie wear period dresses as they accompany Grandma Darlene Miller to learn about their fourth, fifth, and sixth great-grandparents who arrived in Pella in 1847. Other true Dutch stories are about more great-grandparents who immigrated in the early 1900s. They see, hear, and taste "all things Dutch" as they travel through Pella.

What happens when the symbol of commerce crumbles? This collection of nearly two hundred stunning yet melancholic photos captures the decline of one of the biggest symbols of American consumerism-the shopping mall. Seph Lawless, whom Huffington Post refers to as the "master of the abandoned," details the dilapidated state of these buildings that were once thriving with people and merchandise, now left to rot and be overrun with plant and animal life. In...

In the tradition of Young Men and Fire and Fire on the Mountain, Stuart Palley's memoir Into the Inferno documents eight years of devastating wildfire in California, showing how fire can transform a landscape as well as a soul... For nearly a decade, Palley has been on the frontline of fire. He has witnessed homeowners on the worst day of their lives. He's seen puddles of aluminum where cars were once parked. He's watched as 150-foot walls of flame...

How a committed journalist transformed a small town daily newspaper-and how that editorial success inspired his policies as President of the United States. President Warren G. Harding's thirty-nine-year career as a newspaperman is often treated as a footnote. This book offers a unique approach to the Harding story, presenting him as he saw himself: as a newspaperman. His political successes were based on the thinking of a newspaper editor-balancing...

The New York Times bestselling author celebrates Mandela's liberation and his fight for freedom with this collection of rare and historic photographs. On February 11th, 1990, Nelson Mandela was finally released from prison after serving twenty-seven years for his struggle against apartheid in South Africa. This beautifully illustrated volume commemorates that event and Mandela's inspiring life and work. Created by renowned author David Elliot Cohen,...

wooh dans un voyage poignant à la rencontre des chrétiens d'Orient à travers l'Irak, la Syrie, le Liban et l'Egypte! Au début du 20e siècle, un habitant du Moyen-Orient sur quatre était chrétien. Aujourd'hui, ils ne sont plus que 11 millions parmi 320 millions de musulmans, et l'hémorragie continue. Alertés par les conditions de vie de plus en plus déplorables des communautés chrétiennes du Proche-Orient, plusieurs experts et photographes...

As her special project for Flirt magazine, sixteen-year-old Alexa plans to do a photo-shoot on horseback in Central Park, but the attentions of "the cute coffee guy," sabotage by a fellow intern, and her own nature get in her way.